China’s yuan fixing rate hits 9-month high after dovish pivot by US Fed chair
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate against the US dollar at the strongest level in more than nine months, as...
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From Ferraris to felonies: son of ex-PM arrested with heroin in Malaysia
Malaysia is once again confronting uncomfortable questions about entrenched impunity after police detained the son of a former prime minister with drugs in his...
China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer
Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to take flight, according...
South Korea Special Prosecutors Seek to Detain Former PM Han Over Martial Law Crisis
SEOUL—South Korea special prosecutors investigating the country’s martial law crisis in December filed a court request to detain former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, a...
‘Half alive’: sole survivor of Australia’s mushroom murders tells court of grief
Published: 11:26am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 11:47am, 25 Aug 2025 The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said...
Việt Nam Escalates Crackdown on Press Freedom with Arrest Warrant for Prominent Journalist Đoàn Bảo Châu
Key Events Hà Nội Steps up Crackdown: Arrest Warrant Issued for Journalist Đoàn Bảo Châu; Việt Nam Tightens Grip on Cyberspace with New Controls...
Patriotism is ‘in my blood’, Hong Kong’s commerce chief says about family line
Published: 11:00am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 11:02am, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong commerce minister Algernon Yau Ying-wah has said his views have been influenced by...
PLA teases with glimpses of next-gen airborne armoured combat vehicles
China’s Airborne Corps within the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is likely to be receiving a new family of airborne armoured combat vehicles...
Hong Kong seeks inclusion in trademark treaty to boost IP economy, global reach
Published: 10:00am, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 10:02am, 25 Aug 2025 Hong Kong has asked Beijing to include the city in an international trademark treaty as...